diff --git a/cqlengine/VERSION b/cqlengine/VERSION
index 39e898a4..100435be 100644
--- a/cqlengine/VERSION
+++ b/cqlengine/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.7.1
+0.8.2
diff --git a/cqlengine/tests/columns/test_validation.py b/cqlengine/tests/columns/test_validation.py
index 6362375e..3c6c6656 100644
--- a/cqlengine/tests/columns/test_validation.py
+++ b/cqlengine/tests/columns/test_validation.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ from cqlengine.columns import Boolean
 from cqlengine.columns import Float
 from cqlengine.columns import Decimal
 
-from cqlengine.management import create_table, delete_table, sync_table
+from cqlengine.management import create_table, delete_table, sync_table, drop_table
 from cqlengine.models import Model
 
 import sys
@@ -241,6 +241,7 @@ class TestPythonDoesntDieWhenExtraFieldIsInCassandra(BaseCassEngTestCase):
         id = UUID(primary_key=True, default=uuid4)
 
     def test_extra_field(self):
+        drop_table(self.TestModel)
         sync_table(self.TestModel)
         self.TestModel.create()
         execute("ALTER TABLE {} add blah int".format(self.TestModel.column_family_name(include_keyspace=True)))
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 944d4119..3bb09c9c 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ setup(
         "Environment :: Plugins",
         "License :: OSI Approved :: BSD License",
         "Operating System :: OS Independent",
-        "Programming Language :: Python :: 2.6",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 2.7",
         "Topic :: Internet :: WWW/HTTP",
         "Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python Modules",